Forgive me if I posted this in the wrong forum. I am at work and trying to do this covertly. I have the aforementioned Ranger Pickup truck. I am going to get a hitch for it and want to know the maximum weight I can pull. Thinking of a boat with a full tank of gas. I looked at the manual and it doesn't make sense. Just need one number: the max weight using a hitch (not the bumper) Thank you for your help. I hope you are having a nice day so far.

Forgive me if I posted this in the wrong forum. I am at work and trying to do this covertly. I have the aforementioned Ranger Pickup truck. I am going to get a hitch for it and want to know the maximum weight I can pull. Thinking of a boat with a full tank of gas. I looked at the manual and it doesn't make sense. Just need one number: the max weight using a hitch (not the bumper) Thank you for your help. I hope you are having a nice day so far.

It depends on the class I/II/III/IV/V of the hitch, I would think 5000 lbs. should be good, traction out of water may be an issue so you may need some weight over rear axle (sandbags, etc.)